Bachelder Wismer Foxcroft "Nord" Chardonnay 2019, VQA Twenty Mile Bench
Chardonnay
Ontario, Canada
$47.95
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Critic Reviews (4)
Ahh, this shows such a lovely, flinty, gently sulfide-driven profile, with real presence and depth; the quality of...
Nord is a cool firecracker of a chardonnay, crisp and sweetly volatile, white peppery sharp and given some air time,...
From a limestone site, this has a quite intense and somewhat reductive nose with underlying pear, hazelnut, lemon and...
Flinty and pleasurably reductive, this peppery, bright and lightly savoury chardonnay offers undeniable charm. Both...
Community Reviews (4)
OMG. Aromas of orchard fruit and flint simply burst out of the glass. Tight on the palate at first but unwinds as the evening progresses. Luscious orchard fruit butressed by tantalizing acidity. Off the charts salinity and a finish that stretches across Lake Ontario.
I could deconstruct this wine using the WSET or CMS tasting grid but why bother, it's simply delicious, nuf said. I will say though, the aroma and flavour intensity is notable and there's lovely notes of pear, apple, citrus, creme brulee, toast, sanguine minerality and an herbal tinge. The palate is viscous and creamy, with vibrant acidity and outstanding length. Not the warmest vintage nor location on the escarpment yet it clocks in at 14% abv (and a touch hot on the throat making my score a notch below outstanding). Great stuff overall. March 2024
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